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The Basics of Cave Photography

By EWLS Photography Blogger Tabitha Rossman

Cave photography is all about trial and error. Some of the basic gear you will need is a tripod, shutter release, spare batteries, and a flashlight (3 sources of lighting). However if you have three external flashes that are also slave units, they will set the rest of them off at the same time. Cave photography is a lot like night star photography. There are a lot of long exposures that will take a long time and drain your batteries, so always have a backup if in case you need to stay longer to keep working on it.

This week, I wanted to try a few things out in a commercial cave but I forgot to bring my shutter release. I did manage to get a few good photos out of it. It was tricky during spring break (lots of people). Next time, I want to get a day permit so I can take photos when no one is there. Some commercial caves like Carlsbad Caverns now allow flash photography. Always make sure with others because a few do not allow flash photography.

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